Mexicana

When the two E195-E2s enter commercial service, Mexicana will become the first airline in Mexico to operate E2 aircraft.

Mexico’s military-run airline – Mexicana de Aviación – is scaling back its route network following a $50 million loss in 2024.

The reincarnated Mexicana – now operated by the Mexican military – is looking to bolster its route network with new international service.

Mexicana, Mexico’s state-owned carrier, announced an order for 20 Embraer E2 jets, becoming the first E2 operator in the country.

A Texas-based company sued Mexicana for at least $841 million, claiming breaches of contract hampered the airline’s launch.

Flying under the reincarnated Mexicana brand, the new airline officially inaugurated service on December 26 from Mexico City to Tulum.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said his government is considering the possibility of creating a publicly run airline to serve destinations that currently do not have good air connectivity. As part of his daily morning press conference, the president said on Tuesday that the Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) could run an airline that […]

Mexico’s formerly largest and flagship airline, Mexicana de Aviación, was one of the longest-running airlines in the world. After almost 90 years of service, the airline ceased operations indefinitely, ending its streak as the longest running airline in Mexican aviation. While the loss of Mexicana de Aviación initially left a huge hole in the Mexican […]

Mexicana was formed in 1921 as Compania Mexicana de Aviacion and was the first airline in Mexico. One of Mexicana’s original investors was Juan Trippe who also founded Pan American Airlines in Florida and Mexicana originally started commercial service with a Ford Trimotor flying between Mexico City and Brownsville, Texas with stops in Tuxpan and […]